Improvement in reclining car-seats



Patented Oc't. 21,187.4.

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Y VH. A. woon. Reclining car-Seats.

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JNITED STATES HARRY A.Woon, oF ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

. IMPROVEMENT IN RECLINING CAR-SEATS.

Specification forming'pnrt OfLetters Patent No. 156,397, dated October 27, 1874; application filed April 13, 1874.

Be it known that I, HARRY A. WOOD, of St. Louis, St. Louis county, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement y end of each arm having a side pin or stud entering one of a series ot' recesses at the sides of slots in the metallic frame at each side of the seat. This metallic frame, upon the outer Y Side of each pair of seats, extends to the ioor and is attached thereto, but the central frames are supported on cross-bars, which are secured to the outer frames.

The second part ot' my iirvention relates to the adjustable foot-rest. This has upon each side two studs, by which it is supported in an adjustable manner. One of the Studs on each side'isupon the inner corner, and rests in an elongated socket or slot, so as to allow it some freedom of movement to admit of the otherv studs being moved from one hook to another onracks at each side of the seat, so as to fix the foot-rest at any height desired.

In the drawings, Figurel is a side elevation of 011e of the seats. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a pair of seats, Figs'. 3 and 4 are side elevations, showing modifications of my car-seat.

A A are the legs on which the seat is supported. B isan upright metallic frame at the outer side of each pair of Seats; and B is a frame, of which there are two centrally located on each pair of seats. The frames B and B are similar in all respects, except that those B are provided with legs A to support the pair, while those B are supported on` crossbars C, extending from., end to end. Each frame B B' has a slot, D, in which Works the stud E-at the lower end of the brace-arm F.

`At either or both sides of the slot D are recesses Gr, forming a rack to engage the stud E. In Figs. 1 and 3 the slot Dis shown as vertical, while in Fig. 4 the slot is in part vertical and in part horizontal. In the modications shown in Figs.`1 and 4 the slot extends down below the rack, as shown, so as to allow the descent of the stud E when reversing the back. In the modication shown in Fig. 3 this downward extension of the slot is not necessary, as there is no horizontal traversing slot to prevent therisin g of the back, and the latter is tilted over end for end in reversing. The arm F has elbows H, which are so formed as to admit of their necessary movement without coming in contact with the bars C of the frame. The upper end of the arm F is connected to the side of the back I by a pivot, J. K K are studs in the corners of the back to hold the lower corners of the back by resting in recesses L of the frames B and B'. In Figs. 1 and 4 these recesses are connected by a horizontal slot, M, for the traverse of the stud from recess to recess in reversing the back, while in Fig. 3 the said slot is dispensed with, the recesses being open, and the back has side studs K at each corner, so that it can be used either end up, it being tilted over end for end in reversing the seat, and so that it is only necessary that one side, N, should be cushioned, as will be evident by examination of the drawing. In the modification shown in Figs. l and 4 both sides of the back are subject to be used, and consequently the back must be cushioned on both sides. The slot M is shown as extending completely through the frames B and B', in which casevthe studs K shouldihave flanged heads lo; but the slot M and recesses L need'not necessarily extend completely, but may be merelyrecessed into the side ot' the frames next to the back, the

studs in this case being without heads k. TheV side two studs, the studs S S being at the inner corners, and occupying elongated sockets or slots U in the frames B and B', and forming the pivot-bearing of the rest. V V, 85e., are series of hooks, forinin g racks at the edges of the frames B B. T T are studs on the edges of the rest, engaging in the hooks V. These racks are concentric with the slots Il, Which have suiicient length to allow the disengagement of the studs T from the hooks V in changing the elevation of the rest.

This arrangement allows the foot-rest to be placed in any position required for the comfort of the sitter` in the various positions of the seats, the foot-rest upon one seat being used by the occupant of a seat to the rear, as usual. The restinay also be used for children for the seat to Which it is attached.V

By making the racks G of suicient length, or by the horizontal extension, as shown in Fig. 4, the back may be made capable of adjustment all the Way from a vertical to a hori- 2. The combination of the foot-rest R., having studs S S and T T, with the frame B, having elongated slots U and segmental racks V V, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

HARRY A. WOOD.

Witnesses SAML. KNIGHT, E. J. Knie-12m).V 

